Former Cuban president Raúl Castro has been charged in the United States with murder in a major escalation of Washington's pressure campaign against the island's communist government.

Cuba's nonagenarian communist dictator Raúl Castro has been indicted over his role in the killing of four Americans in February 1996.

Cuba's nonagenarian communist dictator Raúl Castro has been indicted over his role in the killing of four Americans in February 1996.

The US said the indictment was part of a “new path” for Cuba, with officials calling for a “real opportunity to choose who governs your country”.

From the streets of the Cuban capital, a defiant message has emerged after US federal prosecutors indicted former president Raúl Castro for the 1996 downing of two civilian planes.

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island's socialist government. The indictment was related to Castro’s alleged role in the shootdown of two small planes operated…

Former Cuban president Raul Castro has been indicted by United States federal prosecutors over the 1996 downing of two aircraft operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. The...

US prosecutors announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island's socialist government.

Photos of Obama embracing Raul Castro in Havana resurface after DOJ indictment charges the former Cuban president in the 1996 shootdown of two planes.